Author page: Anthony Aquan-Assee

The majority of people would agree that LOVE is a very important healing energy.  Unfortunately, a doctor’s therapeutic bag of tricks often does not recognize the healing powers of LOVE and it is largely ignored in scientific research on treating and healing brain injuries.  How is it that some catastrophically injured patients are able to…

Everyone has a a very unique brain.  We shouldn't compare ourselves to others when everybody is so different. We have over 100 billion neurons in our brain and these are all interconnected in so many different ways for all of us. We also have very different life experiences, different backgrounds, different families, different perspectives…

It is my opinion that someone who survived a TBI is definitely worth it ! A survivor has been given a “Second Life and a Second Chance.” Very few people will ever get to experience a "Second Chance" at life. This is priceless.  *** Nina turned off the lights and then climbed into bed…

A Trauma or a personal crisis will show itself differently for different people. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that will restore your “normal” and make everything “all good” again. I have learned that when I open my heart and leave room for the Magic, it often appears. FYI - Music has created Magic…

I am NOT my Brain.  My brain is a tool that I use to interact with my environment.  Sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury forced me to learn how to use my brain and NOT have my Brain use ME.  When I can silence my brain with meditation, I am able to get into a space between…

A Brain Injury didn’t make us rich nor did it make us famous, but we are definitely leaders when it comes to courage and perseverance as well as changing one’s perspective in the face of adversity.  Namaste,  “Always Believe”

Strategies to help you cope. (A) Rethink : (1) Rethink your negative self-talk.  (2) Show gratitude:  Gratitude is the ability to experience everything in your life as a gift.  Unfortunately, many people use the “if and then” model for happiness, e.g.,  If I get this new computer, then I will feel happy., or, If…

Many people, like myself, were brought to St. Michael's Hospital as a patient via their helipad.  After my my motorcycle accident, I was unable to return to my job as a school Teacher. I had several years of retraining and relearning before I could return to this job. So, I started volunteering in the…

I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, “It tastes sweet, does it not?”  “You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business, how can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?” “The falls of our life provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher…

It has taken me many years to learn that in my life, it is the imperfect stuff that can make things perfectly, imperfect. Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury has been extremely difficult and I am blessed to realize that my life is perfectly, imperfect.  I have learned to incorporate many compensatory strategies into my…